Big Dipper

It consisted of a metal pipe on a track and rope ladder. Competitors held on to the pipe and slid down the track, and timed their release in order to grab the rope ladder and pulled themselves onto the mat. Some competitors who didn't time their release right, did not go far enough to reach the rope ladder.

In its debut, this obstacle took out 42 competitors during Kansas City qualifiers, including several female competitors like Amy Pajcic, Laura Kisana, and Kirsti Pratt. Most had either failed to keep the bar even, or be unable to acquire a firm grip on the cargo net.

As it wasn't difficult enough, during Atlanta finals, the cargo net was removed, requiring the competitors to fly across it without hesitation. The track was also made a foot longer. As the result, it took out a total of 4 out of 30 competitors, including Kenneth Niemitalo and Caleb Watson.

This iteration of Big Dipper worked similarly to its single set counterpart, but competitors would have to make the transition to a second bar at the end of the first one. Also, the first track and the bars were much longer.

The Double Dipper retained the difficulty of its original incarnation within the past two seasons, taking out multiple competitors like Lorin Ball, Maggi Thorne, Kacy Catanzaro, and Dan Yager. Some have failed it the traditional way, by not keeping the bar even, but some also failed the transition between bars as well. 18 competitors fell on this obstacle, in addition of Lê Văn Thực from Team Asia during USA vs. The World 4.

The Double Dipper also made an appearance in SASUKE 35, which was known as the Dragon Glider, with an addition of trampoline at the starting platform. Later, the Dragon Glider appeared in KUNOICHI 11, with just one track instead of two (similar to the Big Dipper).

Other Appearances

Ninja Warrior UK

Firstly, as the seventh obstacle during the semi-finals. However, unlike on American Ninja Warrior, the cargo net was replaced with the Fly Wheels' third wheel (the pendulum wheel).

Therefore, competitors must time their release from the bar to grab the pendulum wheel, and then built enough swing and momentum to make the dismount to the landing platform.

This version of the Big Dipper was proven to be easier, as among the 27 competitors who attempted the obstacle, only 3 of them failed to complete it.

This version of the Big Dipper appeared once again on Ninja Warrior UK 4, as the second obstacle in Heat 2 and Heat 4. This time, the obstacle eliminated much more competitors than the one used on Ninja Warrior UK 3.

Ninja Warrior UK 3's Big Dipper with Tassels

Secondly, as the seventh obstacle during the finals' Stage 1, and was called as the Big Dipper with Tassels. This time, at the end of the curved track, there was a resting bar as an intermediary to help competitors traversed 7 bungee cords (similar to the one used in the Bungee Road), and then used their feet to reach a dancing stone, as an intermediary to the next obstacle, the Three Logs.

This version of the Big Dipper was proven to be much easier, as no competitor failed on this obstacle (although several competitors showed struggles while traversing the bungee cords).

During the broadcast, both the Big Dipper with Tassels and Three Logs were referred as the "Kammy's Corner of Chaos" (named after Christopher 'Kammy' Kamara, the co-host of Ninja Warrior UK).

Australian Ninja Warrior

Australian Ninja Warrior's Big Dipper

On Australian Ninja Warrior, the Big Dipper appeared as the second obstacle in Stage One, with the cargo net was replaced with a rope placed vertically at the end of the track.